Greg, evolution is just a comma to James Inhofe.

Happy weekend to you too.

Well, to Inhofe

3 years = 3 days in "bible time"

Or so he thinks.

Sorry for the hair splitting, but when are political centrists considered "very liberal"?

Then again, I'm reminded of the source and his audience.

I think I have discovered the source of the global warming problem.

"So what's the deal here?"

Off his meds again. Or is it still off his meds.

This is the schmuck who invited science fiction writer Michael Crichton to advise the Environment and Public Works Committee on global warming.

Someone ought to start a Senate Hall of Shame. Most of the probable inductees have served in the past 12 years.

Inhofe would be among the first group of inductees.

"Sorry for the hair splitting, but when are political centrists considered 'very liberal'?"

Well, I'd call Barbara Boxer a thoroughgoing liberal. That's why I like her.

Hillary, no.

"Sorry for the hair splitting, but when are political centrists considered 'very liberal'?"

Well, I'd call Barbara Boxer a thoroughgoing liberal. That's why I like her.

Hillary, no.

3 days or 3 years, Imhoff and all republicans should be worried because in talk radio America, Democrats can't frame an outhouse.

until progressives recognize the importance of the right wing talk radio machine in shaping American opinion and pass legislation to cut the monopoly they will continue strategizing and framing in a vacuum.

this bush disaster, this occupation of iraq, and total innaction on global warming would not have been possible without the right wing's talk radio monopoly.

while liberals have been listening to music and political strategists and media critics have been reading, the talk radio monopoly enabled by reagan's abolishment of the Fairness Doctrine has been destroying democracy.

it has enabled a small minority to take over all three branches of govt and even now after the 06 elections it still allows the GOP to completely control the debate.

as a propaganda tool it is more effective than print and TV where, except for obviously partisan TV and print outlets, there is still some accountability.

talk radio as a propaganda tool it is significantly more effective. on talk radio there is no accountability. most conservative talk show hosts screen their calls carefully to exclude challenges. it allows levels of unaccountable repetition not possible in any other medium. much of it's audience is also semi-captive. sure, you can always change the station or turn it off. but in many parts of the country there are no alternatives for those who are interested in current events or politics and want to get it while working or driving and before going home to relax and fight the family for the remote.

more than 20% of Americans have said they get their news from talk radio. that is what makes the red states red. that is bush's base.

but talk radio is bigger than that because of the trickle-up effect it has on the rest of the media.

by the time the evening TV talking heads discuss an issue the GOP flaks and politicians know they can be certain that the taking points they use will have already been repeatedly jammed into the ears of tens of millions of americans all over the country.

the lies, the excuses for bush, the whinning, the fearmongering, the hate and racism, the threats and insults to citizens and journalists and politicians working for truth and justice-

with their total debate control, the excuses for bush, and the on-demand threats from the dittoheads, talk radio is why democrats can't turn enough GOP reps for veto proof legislation.

truth carries a lot of weight in a democracy and without that twenty years of talk radio monopoly we could have bypassed many of the problems presented by corporate media ownership.

This is sort of amusing, and yet the "legislative fix" theme kept getting repeated on MSNBC and Fox Noise last night.

In that sense, we can laugh all we want about Inhofe, but we're the only ones getting the joke.